Judge Rules New York City Can Disclose Names In Teacher Rankings

The New York Times (1/11, Otterman) reports, "A Manhattan judge ruled Monday that the city may release performance rankings of thousands of teachers to the public, denying a request by the teachers union to keep the teachers' names confidential. But the public is unlikely to see the rankings soon" and the United Federation of Teachers "said Monday that it would appeal the ruling, and lawyers for the city said the rankings would be withheld pending the outcome." According to the Times, "In her decision, the Manhattan judge, Cynthia S. Kern of State Supreme Court, wrote that the union had failed to prove that the city's decision to release the names was 'arbitrary and capricious,' the high bar for preventing their release under state disclosure laws." The Los Angeles Times (1/11, Felch, Song) also covers this story.